Subject: Decision on the case concerning the obstruction of a dawn raid, conducted by the Directorate-General for Competition in the context of its ex officio investigation into the wider petroleum product market, by the company under the name MOTOR OIL (HELLAS), CORINTH REFINERIES S.A. and a natural person.
Settlement Decision, following the relevant Statement of Objections (SO), on the ex officio investigation conducted by the Directorate-General for Competition into the import, wholesale and retail markets for breast pumps and breast milk handling/storage equipment and accessories (e.g., breast pumps and related accessories, breast milk storage bottles and bags etc.) in order to determine whether the conditions for the application of the provisions of Article 1 of Law 3959/2011 and/or 101 TFEU are met in the context of a vertical agreement, following the Settlement Submission by the company under the name KLINIKUM PLUS SINGLE MEMBER PC.
Settlement decision, following the relevant Statement of Objections (SO) under Ref. No 8430/20.09.2022 by the Commissioner-Rapporteur Maria Ioannidou, adopted under the simplified settlement procedure of article 25a of L. Ν. 3959/2011 and HCC Plenary Decision No 790/2022, on the ex officio investigation conducted by the Directorate-General for Competition in the market for the provision of harbour tug services and the complaint lodged by the company under the name GIGILINIS SHIPPING GROUP LLC against a) "ZOUROS TOWAGE AND SALVAGE CONSORTIUM", b) MEGATUGS TOWAGE AND SALVAGE CONSORTIUM and c) VERNICOS SPANOPOULOS TUGS AND SALVAGE CONSORTIUM of Thessaloniki.
Decision on the ex officio investigation conducted by the Directorate-General for Competition and the examination of the complaint under ref. no. 2222/06.04.2015 lodged by the company INTERMED S.A. against the company FREZYDERM S.A, for alleged infringements of Articles 1 and 2 of Law 3959/2011 and 101 and 102 TFEU, in the relevant market for the production and marketing of cosmetic products, personal and baby care products, "parapharmaceuticals" and other related products.
Subject: Launch of an ex-officio investigation in the market of retail supply of electricity to small consumers (low voltage).
Subject: Statement of Objections in relation to an alleged infringement of Article 1 of Law 3959/2011 and Article 101 TFEU following an ex officio investigation of the HCC’s General Directorate for Competition
Subject: Statement of Objections in relation to the alleged obstruction of dawn raid by the Directorate-General for Competition in the press distribution market, pursuant to Article 39 of the Greek Competition Act (Law 3959/2011) by the company ALTER EGO MEDIA S.A. and natural persons
Subject: Investigation for non - notification of a concentration and violation of the standstill obligation regarding the creation of a joint venture by the companies Greek Public Power Cooperation Renewables SA and TERNA ENERGY SA. into the Greek market of electricity production
Subject: Communication on the progress of the HCC’s investigation in the banking sector
Subject: Investigation by the Hellenic Competition Commission in the markets of a) healthcare materials, b) other appropriate means of individual or collective protection against the spread of coronavirus and c) special hospital equipment for the treatment of coronavirus cases, to determine specific companies applying excessive prices during the period of COVID-19 health crisis in Greece - evaluation of data collected by the Health Regional Units and the online platform DIAVGEIA
Subject: Investigation into the market of medicines and other pharmaceutical and parapharmaceutical products in the Prefecture of Karditsa
Decision concerning the ex officio investigation, following the preliminary decision No 453/V/2009 of the HCC, for the examination of possible infringement of articles 1 and 2 of Law 703/1977 (current articles 1 and 2 of Law 3959/2011), as well as articles 81 and 82 of TEU (current art. 101 & 102 TFEU), by the companies «COLGATE-PALMOLIVE (HELLAS) S.A.», «COLGATE-PALMOLIVE EMPORIKI (HELLAS) SOLE PARTNER LTD» and by companies of retail and wholesale of supermarket products. In particular, according to the confidential Statement of Objections (SO), the companies «COLGATE-PALMOLIVE (HELLAS) S.A.», «COLGATE-PALMOLIVE EMPORIKI (HELLAS) SOLE PARTNER LTD» and «COLGATE-PALMOLIVE Co» infringed articles 1 and 2 of Law 703/1977 (current Law 3959/2011) as well as articles 81 and 82 of TEU (current art. 101 & 102 TFEU), for the period 1999-2008. In addition, according to the SO, articles 1 of L. 703/77 (current Law 3959/2011) and 81 and 82 of TEU (current art. 101 & 102 TFEU) were infringed by the supermarket chains KYPSELI S.A. (2001-2004), ALPHA-VETA VASILOPOULOS S.A. (2006-2007), SKLAVENITIS S.A. (2006), MAKRO CASH & CARRY S.A. (2006-2008) and PENTE S.A. (2006-2007).
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